194: Chapter 194: From Today, Be a Lady of the House 194: Chapter 194: From Today, Be a Lady of the House Sitting in the VIP reception room of Xingguo Bank, Li Mumu and Wendy, munching on free fruit candies, simultaneously had a thought — had this place never been robbed before?
It wasn’t to say that the bank lacked anti-theft and security measures.
Xingguo Bank was a branch established by Pacific Bank domestically.
Although it didn’t carry the same name, the systems in place were wholly adopted from those of Pacific Bank and were very mature.
Everything that should be there was there; the issue was with the people.
Based on the plentiful experiences of Li Mumu and Wendy — of course, from their daily life experiences in Saifu, not any bank-robbing experiences, please don’t get the wrong idea — the staff here, whether the front desk managers or armed security, all seemed overly relaxed.
It was as though they had never experienced a robbery and lacked sufficient awareness about criminal activities.
It seemed they were simply working to earn their salaries.
“Ahem…”
Wendy cleared her throat and whispered to Li Mumu, “The social security environment in Tianmen City is really good, huh?”
Li Mumu vigorously nodded, “Yes, yes, it’s really reassuring!”
Don’t tempt me; I’ve already said goodbye to the past.
No, I’ve never robbed before!
What we used to rob was the money of those who robbed banks, it’s a different matter, you know!
Wendy’s lips curled up, revealing a meaningful smile on her face.
At this moment, the bank manager came over carrying a case that contained two keys and stacks of neatly piled cash.
It was rare to see one hundred denomination US dollars circulating in the market.
Mostly ten and twenty dollar bills were common, and that was also what the bank reserved internally.
Hence, even one hundred thousand US dollars looked very impressive when stacked.
If this were in Saifu, withdrawing such a large amount of cash from the bank would require an appointment in advance.
Except for the head office, regular branches typically wouldn’t keep much cash on hand, using checks for large transactions instead.
This was all learned from the experience of being robbed.
Yet here, they easily withdrew one hundred thousand US dollars in cash.
To the common people, this could only prove the financial strength of Xingguo Bank.
Domestic banks placed much more emphasis on credit risk than on problems of criminal activity.
Robbing money didn’t matter; how much could you rob?
Being robbed could also prove from another angle that your business was booming, even catching the attention of bandits in the mountains.
What they truly feared was a credit collapse, where others didn’t believe you had money, leading to a banking crisis.
The reason for such PTSD wasn’t without cause.
It was said that twenty years ago, the Jinzhou Banking House domestically had faced a malicious financial attack before it could complete its modern transformation.
It was cut off midstream, suffering heavy losses, and to this day, it hadn’t recovered its vitality.
In Tianmen City and even in the entire eastern coastal region, the modern banking industry could be said to be dominated by Xingguo Bank alone.
“Ladies, according to your requirements, I have prepared an unregistered private safe deposit box for you both, here are the keys.
Are you interested in learning about our bank’s financial products…”
“No need, just show us the safe deposit box.”
This front desk manager was indeed very dedicated, but also very amateurish, completely unaware of the potential threat posed by the two young girls in front of him, and simply led them into the bank’s vault.
He totally failed to notice the two girls frequently exchanging glances behind him, silently communicating with swift looks.
Wendy didn’t care about so-called financial products or the small interest from fixed deposits, directly withdrew one hundred thousand US dollars, and deposited it into the unregistered safe deposit box that could be accessed at any time.
Then, she exchanged eight thousand US dollars for ten thousand Industrial Coupons issued by Xingguo Bank, also known as Colorful Banknotes.
Given the price level in Tianmen City, that was a substantial sum of money.
The rent for the apartment Mu Yuming found was only thirty dollars a month after the discount.
After splitting the money, Wendy asked the front desk manager in English, “Is there a suitable recruitment agency you could recommend to us?”
Facing the inquiry from the esteemed customer, the manager immediately showed his professional demeanor, asking softly, “May I know what kind of staffing you need?
Are you looking to hire a bodyguard, or a translator, perhaps…”
“A bilingual maid or nanny, proficient in both Chinese and English,” Wendy specified.
This requirement immediately made the manager frown.
Maids were easy to find, and nannies were no problem either, but bilingual ones…
unpleasant as it may sound, who would choose being a nanny over other opportunities?
But that’s how the wealthy are.
It doesn’t matter whether their requests are reasonable or not, their money makes them king; if you can’t satisfy them, it’s seen as a personal shortcoming.
“Please give me a moment, I’ll make some inquiries for you,” he said.
The two returned to the VIP room and waited for about three minutes before the manager came back, smiling broadly, “Miss Freud, I have managed to contact a professional who can meet your requirements.
Are you available tomorrow morning?
I can ask the professional to come over and discuss in detail with you.”
“No problem, how about ten in the morning?” Wendy replied.
When they left the bank, Wendy shrugged at Li Mumu and said, “See what I told you?
If you have money, nothing is a problem.
Let’s take advantage of the early day and go shopping.
You still have a lot missing to become an elegant noble lady.”
“Thanks, but I don’t need you to teach me that,” replied Mumu.
Mumu thought it was hilariously ironic, coming from a gloomy non-mainstream girl from the Federation who doesn’t even wash her own underwear, trying to teach me about noble etiquette?
“Allow me to teach you how to act like a traditional Chinese young lady instead,” Li Mumu shot back.
Wendy stared at her with dead fish eyes, letting out a disdainful snort.
Li Mumu was immediately displeased.
Others might question me, but what gives you the right?
“How about we see who is more elegant?” Mumu challenged.
“What’s the point of comparing that?” Wendy responded.
“The winner becomes the mistress, and the loser plays the maid, how about that?” suggested Mumu.
“Ha?
You’re on!
If you lose, you’re washing all the underwear!” Wendy declared.
“Heh, from the moment you said that, you were bound to lose!” sneered Mumu.
The two stared each other down for a long moment, until Wendy suddenly asked, “How do we decide who wins?
Who will judge?”
Li Mumu patted her wallet, “Let’s set ten thousand dollars as the limit, and we’ll both know who wins or loses without needing any judge,” she proposed.
“Ten thousand dollars?
A thousand should be enough,” Wendy smirked sinisterly.
“You really don’t understand what those so-called noble ladies in high society are really like.
Anything valuable on them is bought by men; all they do is buy some cosmetics to patch things up,” she mocked.
“Ah, I may not understand these so-called high society ladies, but you don’t understand this country either,” Mumu confidently retorted.